Scarpa in Holland

[Fluks, H.W.]

This weeks in the shops in Holland: "Een vrolijke kerst met Donald Duck".

This Christmas special appears once a year, and usually contains reprints
only. To my surprise, this year's issue contains an Italian story not
published before in my country:

"Topolino e le delizie natalizie" from Martina/Scarpa, originally from Albi
d'Oro 51, 1954. Quite enjoyable, actually. This story alone is worth buying
the special (the rest of the issue is Egmont material and reprints).

They took the French version, apparently (from Journal de Mickey 2375). All
the changes that are reported in Francois Willot's French index, are also in
this Dutch reprint. Interesting to read that the story was one of Scarpa's
first Mickey stories, and that it was reprinted in Italy quite recently in
Maestri Disney #7.

This was a nice extra surprise, while waiting for the new Oom Dagobert album
with all-Rosa stories (announced for this week)...

--Harry.